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The false-uniqueness effect is an attributional type of cognitive bias in social psychology that describes how people tend to view their qualities, traits, and personal attributes as unique when in reality they are not. This bias is often measured by looking at the difference between estimates that people make about how many of their peers ...
"Masking" is the act of concealing one's true personality, as if behind a metaphorical, physical mask. In psychology and sociology, masking, also known as social camouflaging, is a defensive behavior in which an individual conceals their natural personality or behavior in response to social pressure, abuse, or harassment.
According to Jung, the development of a viable social persona is a vital part of adapting to, and preparing for, adult life in the external social world. [2] " A strong ego relates to the outside world through a flexible persona; identifications with a specific persona (doctor, scholar, artist, etc.) inhibits psychological development."
The four-sides model (also known as communication square or four-ears model) is a communication model postulated in 1981 by German psychologist Friedemann Schulz von Thun. According to this model every message has four facets though not the same emphasis might be put on each.
Pseudolistening is often used as a coping mechanism to manage personal needs while appearing attentive to others. [2] The word pseudo-listening is a compound word composed of the prefix pseudo- (meaning "fake, not real or genuine" [ 3 ] ), and listening . [ 4 ]
Abilene paradox – False consensus due to communication failure; Affective forecasting – Predicting someone's future emotions (affect) Anecdotal evidence – Evidence relying on personal testimony; Attribution (psychology) – Process by which individuals explain causes of behavior and events
Persona studies is an academic field developed by communication and media scholars. [4] The term "persona" has been discussed by sociologists Robert Park [5] and Erving Goffman [6] in the 1950s. It is a tool to become persons by constructing the conception of our role and connecting the inner conception to the outer world as individuals. [7]
[5] [6] Interpersonal communication is often defined as communication that takes place between people who are interdependent and have some knowledge of each other: for example, communication between a son and his father, an employer and an employee, two sisters, a teacher and a student, two lovers, two friends, and so on.